L.A. Olympics Chief Flirted With Ghislaine for ‘Massage’:

https://www.thedailybeast.com/la-olympics-chief-casey-wasserman-flirted-for-ghislaine-about-massage-epstein-files-show/

Believer, when you face troubles, do you attempt to do so on your own? Do you rely upon your own wisdom, seek guidance from within, “follow your heart” as so many are apt to advise?

Consider God’s servant David. When he faced difficulty, “David inquired of the Lord” (2 Sam. 5:23). He did not seek guidance from his friends. He did not turn to men he believed to have wisdom. He did not turn to his royal advisers. And he certainly did not seek inner peace or other direction from within.

No, when the Philistines cam up against him, “David inquired of the Lord.” It did not matter to David that he had already once defeated them. David did not rest upon his laurels nor trust that, as he had bested the Philistines once before he would be able to do so anew. Instead, he again, as he had previously, sought the Lord’s guidance so that he would not be led astray nor would he lead his people astray.

Brethren, we ought to follow David’s example. When we face difficulties, we have One to whom we can turn. We need not rely on our own strength, nor should we “lean on [y]our own understanding” (Pr. 3:5), but we should “trust in the Lord with all [y]our heart” (Pr. 3:5).

Let us always, therefore, as Peter exhorts “humble [y]ourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt [us] at the proper time, casting all [y]our anxiety on Him, because He cares for [us]” (1 Pet. 5:6-7)

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Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening Devotions

Morning, February 9

"And David enquired of the Lord." 2 Samuel 5:23

When David made this enquiry he had just fought the Philistines, and gained a signal victory. The Philistines came up in great hosts, but, by the help of God, David had easily put them to flight. Note, however, that when they came a second time, David did not go up to fight them without enquiring of the Lord. Once he had been victorious, and he might have said, as many have in other cases, "I shall be victorious again; I may rest quite sure that if I have conquered once I shall triumph yet again. Wherefore should I tarry to seek at the Lord's hands?" Not so, David. He had gained one battle by the strength of the Lord; he would not venture upon another until he had ensured the same. He enquired, "Shall I go up against them?" He waited until God's sign was given. Learn from David to take no step without God. Christian, if thou wouldst know the path of duty, take God for thy compass; if thou wouldst steer thy ship through the dark billows, put the tiller into the hand of the Almighty. Many a rock might be escaped, if we would let our Father take the helm; many a shoal or quicksand we might well avoid, if we would leave to His sovereign will to choose and to command. The Puritan said, "As sure as ever a Christian carves for himself, he'll cut his own fingers;" this is a great truth. Said another old divine, "He that goes before the cloud of God's providence goes on a fool's errand;" and so he does. We must mark God's providence leading us; and if providence tarries, tarry till providence comes. He who goes before providence, will be very glad to run back again. "I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go," is God's promise to His people. Let us, then, take all our perplexities to Him, and say, "Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?" Leave not thy chamber this morning without enquiring of the Lord.

This applies worldwide.

"Rick Munn: Ireland's Breaking Point — From Open Borders To Digital Tyranny | Wide Awake Media Podcast #7

The seventh episode of the Wide Awake Media podcast features Irish political commentator and podcaster Rick Munn, delivering a stark warning about the rapid destabilisation of Irish society.

Munn argues that Ireland is undergoing a deliberate "controlled demolition", driven by unprecedented levels of migration—leading to housing shortages, rising homelessness, and mounting public resentment. He recounts massive but peaceful protests that were ignored or smeared by the media—a dismissal that has only intensified anger beneath the surface.

The conversation then moves to digital ID, censorship, and the erosion of free speech, which Munn describes as the next phase of control following Covid. With elections offering no meaningful alternative, he argues that only a mass, non-violent uprising—a velvet revolution—can halt Ireland's trajectory before it becomes irreversible.

00:00 – Introduction to Rick Munn
01:32 – Ireland's "Controlled Demolition" Explained
06:50 – Housing Crisis and Deportation Reality
09:09 – Ireland's Demographic Transformation
11:56 – Mass Protests, Media Smears, and Public Anger
16:52 – Northern Ireland's Violent Past as a Warning
18:45 – Covid as a Global Compliance Test
23:08 – Digital ID and the Weaponisation of "Child Safety"
28:28 – Why the Public Complies Under Coercion
33:51 – Crisis as a Tool: War, Disease, and Fear
35:21 – No Political Solution in Ireland or the UK
39:48 – Velvet Revolution as the Only Viable Option
42:59 – Social Media, Censorship, and the Closing Window
43:40 – Closing Thoughts"

https://x.com/wideawake_media/status/2014336698751004873

"We all deserve a food supply free from harmful contaminants like heavy metals and pesticides.

Healthy Florida First is about transparency, accountability, and restoring integrity to our food system—and we are just getting started.

Below is a list of the products tested so far, along with the results. More to come…"

http://exposingfoodtoxins.com

https://x.com/caseydesantis/status/2016965575344271438

If you like clever conservative satire, try the opening monologue from any of Andrew Klavan's podcasts. This one from last October runs 4:13.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF5rP5UAP50

Not only do we need to speak truth, we need to be able to make a solid case for it as well.
https://pjmedia.com/scott-pinsker/2025/12/22/ben-shapiro-is-fighting-a-war-he-wont-win-n4947379

This is the coming website (under construction) for a guest interviewed by Daniel Horowitz on his Conservative Review podcast of 1/28/26. Here's the summary:
What happens when someone who grew up under Islam tells the West what it doesn’t want to hear? Former Muslim and Christian convert Danny Burmawi of the Ideological Defense Institute delivers a stark warning about mass migration, political Islam, and the future of Western civilization. Danny explains why mass Muslim migration is transforming Western societies in ways most Americans don’t understand. He bluntly warns that there is only one form of Islam and that it requires adherence to jihad. Some Muslim dictators are suppressing it in the hopes of achieving economic prosperity, but that is not trickling down to the Muslims living in the West, thanks to the subversion of Western elites allowing political Islam to operate with impunity. I also discuss my thoughts on how the Left is completely crushing Trump on immigration.

Mass Migration, Islam, and the Future of the West | Former Muslim Speaks Out
https://megaphone.link/BMDC9725841908
https://idicenter.org/

Beloved brethren, the importance of prayer in our lives can never be overstated. As with any relationship, if we wish to draw near to God, we must communicate. He communicates to us through His word and by His Spirit, and we communicate with Him through prayer.

In our flesh, we tend to pray when we are in need, when we struggle, when situations seem dire. Yet we ought also to pray when we are well, when we are blessed, when all seems right.

Thus, Paul urges us, “pray at all times” (Eph. 6:18). We are to come to God with our needs. We are to come to God to make petition for others. We are to pray for all men (1 Tim. 2:1), and for those in government (1 Tim. 2:2). We are to pray for the sick (Jas. 5:16). We are to pray for our enemies, for those who persecute us (Mt. 5:44). We are to come to God with our anxieties, our concerns, with thanksgiving and praise.

Clearly this does not mean we need to join a monastery, nor spend 24 hours per day, 7 days per week on our knees. What it does mean is that, inasmuch as possible, we are to recognize God’s presence in our lives at all times. We are to take time to separate ourselves and pray, as Jesus Himself often did (Lk. 5:16).

Realize also that our prayers aren’t simply about getting what we ask for. Prayers are not quarters, and God is not a cosmic candy dispenser. God does answer prayer, though not always as we wish. But the end goal of prayer shouldn’t be to bend God to our will, but to conform our will to His, and thus to be conformed to the likeness of Christ who prayed, “not as I will, but as you will” (Mt. 26:39; Lk. 22:42).

Let us therefore humble ourselves before the mighty hand of God and cast our anxiety on Him, because He cares for us (1 Pet. 5:6-7). Let us come to Him, not harboring worry, but giving thanks, presenting to Him our requests and He will give us a peace that surpasses all understanding (Phil. 4:6-7). Let us pray at all times that we might draw near to Him, and He will draw near to us (Jas. 4:8).

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Spurgeon’s Morning and Evening Devotions

Morning, February 6

"Praying always." Ephesians 6:18

What multitudes of prayers we have put up from the first moment when we learned to pray. Our first prayer was a prayer for ourselves; we asked that God would have mercy upon us, and blot out our sin. He heard us. But when He had blotted out our sins like a cloud, then we had more prayers for ourselves. We have had to pray for sanctifying grace, for constraining and restraining grace; we have been led to crave for a fresh assurance of faith, for the comfortable application of the promise, for deliverance in the hour of temptation, for help in the time of duty, and for succour in the day of trial. We have been compelled to go to God for our souls, as constant beggars asking for everything. Bear witness, children of God, you have never been able to get anything for your souls elsewhere. All the bread your soul has eaten has come down from heaven, and all the water of which it has drank has flowed from the living rock- Christ Jesus the Lord. Your soul has never grown rich in itself; it has always been a pensioner upon the daily bounty of God; and hence your prayers have ascended to heaven for a range of spiritual mercies all but infinite. Your wants were innumerable, and therefore the supplies have been infinitely great, and your prayers have been as varied as the mercies have been countless. Then have you not cause to say, "I love the Lord, because He hath heard the voice of my supplication"? For as your prayers have been many, so also have been God's answers to them. He has heard you in the day of trouble, has strengthened you, and helped you, even when you dishonoured Him by trembling and doubting at the mercy-seat. Remember this, and let it fill your heart with gratitude to God, who has thus graciously heard your poor weak prayers. "Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits."

An excellent parody of The Matrix recast as Woke.
Runtime 2:31 - Click the link, not the screenshot:
https://t.co/5DyQc7vQXS

*Deep State Senators Tied to Maduro's Narco Cash:

Lisa Murkowski – R – Alaska
Mark Kelly – D – Arizona
Ruben Gallego – D – Arizona
Alex Padilla – D – California
Adam Schiff – D – California
Michael Bennet – D – Colorado
John Hickenlooper – D – Colorado
Richard Blumenthal – D – Connecticut
Chris Murphy – D – Connecticut
Chris Coons – D – Delaware
Jon Ossoff – D – Georgia
Raphael Warnock – D – Georgia
Brian Schatz – D – Hawaii
Mazie Hirono – D – Hawaii
Dick Durbin – D – Illinois
Tammy Duckworth – D – Illinois
Chuck Grassley – R – Iowa
Joni Ernst – R – Iowa
Mitch McConnell – R – Kentucky
Rand Paul – R – Kentucky
Bill Cassidy – R – Louisiana
Susan Collins – R – Maine
Angus King – I – Maine
Chris Van Hollen – D – Maryland
Angela Alsobrooks – D – Maryland
Elizabeth Warren – D – Massachusetts
Ed Markey – D – Massachusetts
Gary Peters – D – Michigan
Elissa Slotkin – D – Michigan
Amy Klobuchar – D – Minnesota
Tina Smith – D – Minnesota
Roger Wicker – R – Mississippi
Bob Fischer – R – Nebraska
Jacky Rosen – D – Nevada
Catherine Cortez Masto – D – Nevada
Jeanne Shaheen – D – New Hampshire
Maggie Hassan – D – New Hampshire
Cory Booker – D – New Jersey
Andy Kim – D – New Jersey
Martin Heinrich – D – New Mexico
Ben Ray Lujan – D – New Mexico
Chuck Schumer – D – New York
Kirsten Gillibrand – D – New York
Thom Tillis – R – North Carolina
James Lankford – R – Oklahoma
Ron Wyden – D – Oregon
Jeff Merkley – D – Oregon
Dave McCormick – R – Pennsylvania
Jack Reed – D – Rhode Island
Sheldon Whitehouse – D – Rhode Island
John Thune – R – South Dakota
John Cornyn – R – Texas
Bernie Sanders – I – Vermont
Peter Welch – D – Vermont
Mark Warner – D – Virginia
Tim Kaine – D – Virginia
Patty Murray – D – Washington
Maria Cantwell – D – Washington
Jim Justice – R – West Virginia
Tammy Baldwin – D – Wisconsin

Pumas (also called panthers, cougars, or mountain lions) are normally solitary cats but scientists are claiming that preying on penguins is altering their behavior of the pumas and making them to be more sociable towards each other and while this might make the reader think at first that there might be something within the penguin flesh that is changing the psychology of the puma from being solitary to gregarious, this does not appear to be the case at all.


It just so happens that the penguins just happen to be much more plentiful than other animals hunted for food and plentiful enough for pumas to hunt within the same territory and vicinity without rivalry or hostility.
https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/pumas-in-patagonia-started-feasting-on-penguins-but-now-theyre-behaving-strangely-a-new-study-finds

This phenomena is not unique among some species of toads. It is also been known with some species of snakes and lizards as well whose offspring hatch inside of them before being born.
Likewise, the offspring of these toads probably undergo their entire development stage inside of their mothers instead of outside of their mother’s wombs as is the case with most other frogs and toads and likely due to the offspring of this particular species undergoing an accelerated development.
https://www.livescience.com/animals/toads/newly-discovered-toads-skip-the-tadpole-stage-and-give-birth-to-live-toadlets

God’s Word Superior to Man-Made Laws
An Intro to ‘The Movement to Overturn Obergefell’
https://johnhouk.substack.com/p/gods-word-superior-to-man-made-laws

SUMMARY: On June 26, 2015 SCOTUS ruled Same-Sex Marriage legal in a slim 5-4 vote with Obergefell v. Hodges case. This is the classic godless example of the so-called Living Constitution overshadowing the Originalist Constitution ignoring America’s Christian Roots and the overwhelming influence of Christianity upon America’s Founders (yup, even the so-called Deists). … There is an emerging movement to overturn SCOTUS Obergefell v. Hodges based on how Sam-Sex Marriage has been a disaster in subjecting children to Sam-Sex Parenting. …TAKE A LOOK!
#OverturnSameSexParenting #ProtectChildren

I hope you will read Dave Ramsey’s comments about going cashless. It’s a two minute read and NO one has explained it better! Wow
Dave Ramsey repost:
HERE'S WHAT NO CASH ACTUALLY MEANS:
A cashless society means no cash. Zero. It doesn’t mean mostly cashless and you can still use a ‘wee bit of cash here & there’. Cashless means fully digital, fully traceable, fully controlled. I think those who support a cashless society aren’t fully aware of what they are asking for. A cashless society means:
* If you are struggling with your mortgage on a particular month, you can’t do an odd job to get you through.
* Your child can’t go & help the local farmer to earn a bit of summer cash.
* No more cash slipped into the hands of a child as a good luck charm or from their grandparent when going on holidays.
* No more money in birthday cards.
* No more piggy banks for your child to collect pocket money & to learn about the value of earning.
* No more cash for a rainy day fund or for that something special you have been putting $20 a week away for.
* No more little jobs on the side because your wages barely cover the bills or put food on the table.
* No more charity collections.
* No more selling bits & pieces from your home that you no longer want/need for a bit of cash in return.
* No more cash gifts from relatives or loved ones.
What a cashless society does guarantee:
* Banks have full control of every single penny you own.
* Every transaction you make is recorded.
* All your movements & actions are traceable.
* Access to your money can be blocked at the click of a button when/if banks need ‘clarification’ from you which will take about 3 weeks, a thousand questions answered & five thousand passwords.
* You will have no choice but to declare & be taxed on every dollar in your possession.
* The government WILL decide what you can & cannot purchase.
* If your transactions are deemed in any way questionable, by those who create the questions, your money will be frozen, ‘for your own good’.
Forget about cash being dirty. Stop being so easily led. Cash has been around for a very, very, very long time & it gives you control over how you trade with the world. It gives you independence.
If you are a customer, pay with cash. If you are a shop owner, remove those ridiculous signs that ask people to pay by card. Cash is a legal tender, it is our right to pay with cash. Banks are making it increasingly difficult to lodge cash.
Please open your eyes. Please stop believing everything you are being told. Almost every single topic in today’s world is tainted with corruption & hidden agendas.
Pay with cash & please say no to a cashless society while you still have the choice.
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What's Good for the Goose is Good for the Gander - let's call it Equity...
OR
Don't create laws that you don't want applied to yourself?

"No Sanctuary For Don Lemon: Church arrest tests a conduct-based rule courts applied to Jan. 6: Unauthorized entry is the crime.

(LUTHMANN NOTE: This case strips away the theater and leaves only the law. Don Lemon did not get arrested for his opinions. He got arrested for where he went and what he did. Unauthorized entry is the offense. Full stop. That is the same rule applied to Owen Shroyer after January 6. Different politics. Different building. Same conduct. Shroyer never entered the Capitol, yet he served 60 days in federal prison because he crossed a restricted line. Lemon allegedly crossed one too, inside a private church during worship. Equal justice means equal consequences. If the law still means anything, Lemon should face the same sentence. No sanctuary. No carve-outs. No special rules. This piece is “No Sanctuary For Don Lemon.”)"

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/02/no-sanctuary-don-lemon/

NOTICE: Rant coming!
I've been here over 2 years now. This is not the only social media platform I frequent. I view this platform as an online beach head / lifeboat, a welcome refuge from other platforms that have become too authoritarian / totalitarian or globalist, and as a favorite part of my online buffet crawl. I like some of the variety I find here. And I share, and occasionally engage.

Like any buffet, I bypass many offerings. I prefer meatier, heartier offerings, though I do have a sweet tooth for humor that I'll indulge in. I'm not here to engage in gratuitous disputes. I like open, civil debate and productive discussions where I learn something.

Without naming anyone, I don't much care for belligerent or guilt-tripping promotion. I don't engage in Stockholm Syndrome as either captor or captive. I'll bypass those kind of posts as quickly as the oysters and raisins casserole at the buffet. Pssst, Panhandling isn't a good look.

Rant over. Have a GREAT day!

There are rumors circling that vaccine manufacturer Moderna is now heading for bankruptcy.

https://x.com/ShadowofEzra/status/2015613620512489862?s=20

In 2023, CEO Stephane Bancel said the company would break even in 2026.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/moderna-will-break-even-in-2026-ceo-stephane-bancel-202512311.html?fr=yhssrp_catchall

That's not happening.

They had to change their strategy. In November they took out a $1.5B loan in hopes to now break even by 2028.
https://www.fiercepharma.com/pharma/moderna-takes-15b-loan-outlines-new-commercial-and-rd-strategy-bid-break-even-2028

Last summer, the company's stock took a huge nosedive after 2025 sales steeply declined.
https://www.newsweek.com/moderna-shares-plunge-steep-2025-sales-decline-2014048

Just last month, Moderna had to pause its clinical trial for BABIES for its new RSV vaccine. The trial was for infants aged 5 months to 8 months. It was paused in July but information only surfaced in December that five cases of severe to very severe lower RSV respiratory tract infection (LRTI) were reported in infants who received the vax. Five of the 6 infants required hospitalization, with 1 needing mechanical ventilation.
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/respiratory-syncytial-virus-rsv/pediatric-rsv-vaccine-trials-hold-fda-says

Yes you read that right. Infants received the RSV vax and still got RSV infection. Clearly their jab doesn't work.

For a deep dive on RSV vaccines and WHY they don't work, read my 2-part article The Next Billion Dollar Deal
Part 1: https://drtenpenny.substack.com/p/the-next-billion-dollar-vaccine-deal
Part 2: https://drtenpenny.substack.com/p/the-next-billion-dollar-vaccine-deal-5f0
https://drtenpenny.substack.com/p/rsv-revisited-a

Jeremiah
Chapter 41

1 Now it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, and the princes of the king, even ten men with him, came unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they did eat bread together in Mizpah.

2 Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men that were with him, and smote Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and slew him, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land.

3 Ishmael also slew all the Jews that were with him, even with Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans that were found there, and the men of war.

4 And it came to pass the second day after he had slain Gedaliah, and no man knew it,

5 That there came certain from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, even fourscore men, having their beards shaven, and their clothes rent, and having cut themselves, with offerings and incense in their hand, to bring them to the house of the LORD.

6 And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went forth from Mizpah to meet them, weeping all along as he went: and it came to pass, as he met them, he said unto them, Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam.

7 And it was so, when they came into the midst of the city, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah slew them, and cast them into the midst of the pit, he, and the men that were with him.

8 But ten men were found among them that said unto Ishmael, Slay us not: for we have treasures in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey. So he forbare, and slew them not among their brethren.

9 Now the pit wherein Ishmael had cast all the dead bodies of the men, whom he had slain because of Gedaliah, was it which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel: and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah filled it with them that were slain.

10 Then Ishmael carried away captive all the residue of the people that were in Mizpah, even the king's daughters, and all the people that remained in Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam: and Ishmael the son of Nethaniah carried them away captive, and departed to go over to the Ammonites.

11 But when Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done,

12 Then they took all the men, and went to fight with Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and found him by the great waters that are in Gibeon.

13 Now it came to pass, that when all the people which were with Ishmael saw Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, then they were glad.

14 So all the people that Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah cast about and returned, and went unto Johanan the son of Kareah.

15 But Ishmael the son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the Ammonites.

16 Then took Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Mizpah, after that he had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, even mighty men of war, and the women, and the children, and the eunuchs, whom he had brought again from Gibeon:

17 And they departed, and dwelt in the habitation of Chimham, which is by Bethlehem, to go to enter into Egypt,

18 Because of the Chaldeans: for they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had slain Gedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon made governor in the land.